Which to use
“gardée” and “gardées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,373
- “gardée” frequency rank
- #26,376
- “gardées” frequency rank
- 42749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gardée | gardées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de gardé. | Féminin pluriel de gardé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gardée and gardées apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. gardée and gardées are pronounced identically (\ɡaʁ.de\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gardée” sits inside “gardées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gardée is recorded at frequency rank #16,373, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɡaʁ.de\. gardées is at rank #26,376, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɡaʁ.de\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42749, this pair ranks #223,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gardée vs gardées
Shared letters: adegré. Private to "gardée": -. Private to "gardées": s.
"gardée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "gardées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gardée" and "gardées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gardée" or "gardées"?
Remembering gardée vs gardées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gardée” entry
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